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"Promiscuous minds" gather for Britain's Hay Festival

LONDON (Reuters) - Some of the biggest names in literature, science and politics will pitch up to a small British town over the next week for a clan gathering of the world's most "promiscuous minds". Full story

GE Healthcare investing $17M in new SC plant

GE Healthcare is investing $17 million in a Florence, S.C. plant that will turn helium gas into supercool liquid needed for medical imaging. Full story

Schoolhouse of Southern poet remaining where it is

FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) - Officials have decided to keep a one-room schoolhouse where Confederate poet Henry Timrod once taught at its current site in a park in Florence. Full story

Dan Brown: ‘I love to use action to propel plot’

   Actor and physician Ken Jeong talks about reprising his role as Mr. Chow in “The Hangover Part III,” saying the franchise has “changed my life from black and white to technicolor” and revealing he still keeps his medical license current, though he’s not currently practicing.

Florence, Darlington hold service for officers

DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) - Sheriff's deputies from Florence and Darlington counties are holding a service to remember all law enforcement officers who died in the past year. Full story

Triggerman in Florence double murder gets life

FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) - The 28-year-old man who prosecutors say pulled the trigger in the shooting deaths of 2 Florence men will spend the rest of his life in prison. Full story

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